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#FeelGoodFriday: Camosun Receives $1.285 million for Empowering Women in Trades
Today's #FeelGoodFriday is from our friends at Camosun College, where they are celebrating the donation of $1.285 million from The Gwyn Morgan and Patricia Trottier Foundation to the Empowering Women in Trades program! This is the largest philanthropic gift in the...
Tuition grant for tradespeople to gain RHF Accessibility Certification
The Rick Hansen Foundation has collaborated with people with physical disabilities, experts in the built environment, legislation and building code as well as accessibility professionals and education partners to create training courses and resources on accessibility...
Spaces Available in Fully-funded Leadership Training for 2SLGBTIAQ+ Tradespeople
Are you a tradesperson in a Skilled Trades BC trade, identify as Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, asexual, or queer, and interested in helping to shape the future of the skilled trades in British Columbia? We have a handful of spaces left in our...
BCCWITT EVENTS
CAF/FCA Substance abuse survey
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA), a national, non-profit organization, has been funded by Health Canada to conduct a study about understanding substance use. The goal of the study is to understand the extent and nature of substance use among apprentices and...
TRU Women in Trades Training Exploratory Program
TRU Women in Trades is hosting a 13-week Women in Trades Training Exploratory Program at their Kamloops campus, March 13th - June 16th, 2023. This course is fully-funded, which means that the cost of tuition, tickets, PPE, tools, parking and child supports are all...
BC Hydro is now hiring 10 apprentices!
BC Hydro is hiring apprentices! Truck and Transport mechanics (vehicle tradespersons) at BC Hydro maintain, inspect, diagnose, repair, modify and outfit BC Hydro vehicles. The BC Hydro fleet consists of 3,000 vehicles including passenger vehicles (e.g. cars, SUVs,...
SUCCESS STORIES
Celebrating Construction Month with BCCWITT Career Advancement Bursary Recipients: Meet Casey
We are celebrating #BCConstructionMonth2024 with the British Columbia Construction Association by introducing you to some of the recipients of the BCCWITT Career Advancement Bursary, which provides funding for equity priority tradespeople of all genders who are facing barriers in advancing in their trades journey, to help them access training, tools, certifications, networking, and educational opportunities. Congrats to Casey for taking this opportunity to complete additional first aid training: We know you’ll be an amazing asset to the leadership team on any job site!
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BC Centre for Women in the Trades
BCCWITT is working to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive skilled trades industry.
